When a Stimulus Is Salient, It Is Focal or Prominent

question 43

Multiple Choice

When a stimulus is salient, it is focal or prominent, with the other aspects of the environment fading into the background. This is known as:

• A) figure-ground principle
• B) vividness effect
• C) novelty principle
• D) adaptation effect
• E) subliminal perception

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